Award

Direct award of a short term interim Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement for Class 701 rolling stock

  • SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-026292

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05226b (view related notices)

Published 23 May 2025, 1:08pm



Scope

Description

Intention to directly award a short-term interim contract for a maximum of 6 months (Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement) for the provision of training, technical support and supply of spares in relation to the contracting authority's 60 x 10 car units and 30 x 5 car units of Class 701 rolling stock (the "6 month TSSSA").

This interim award is made to enable finalisation of the longer term direct award contract previously published under ref-ocds-h6vhtk-05126b.

The intention being to award the longer term contract as soon as possible within the term of the 6 months TSSSA or, if that is not possible, on expiry of the 6 month TSSSA for a contract term no longer than 5 years from the award of the interim agreement, therefore the subsequent final contract term will be for a period equalling 5 years less the term of this interim contract, preserving an overall 5 year term.

The contract value represents a maximum that could be earned during the 6 month TSSSA. This includes an uplift mechanism for 3 units which have not yet been accepted. It is currently not known when these final 3 units will be delivered by the manufacturer.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £4,047,919.42 excluding VAT
  • £4,857,503.30 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

24 May 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 25 May 2025 to 25 November 2025
  • 6 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
  • 71356300 - Technical support services

Contract locations

  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

Alstom Engineering and Services Limited was the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Class 701 rolling stock. No supplier other than Alstom Engineering and Services Limited

would be able to take on the performance risk and associated Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement obligations for the fleet of Class 701 trains during the train introduction

and warranty period. There is therefore an absence of competition for technical reasons and there are therefore no reasonable alternatives to the supply provided by Alstom Engineering

and Services Limited


Supplier

ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02235994
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHZ-9335-NRZM

Litchurch Lane

Derbyshire

DE24 8AD

United Kingdom

Region: UKF11 - Derby

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED

  • Companies House: 03266760
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQHL-7495-VCQT

Great Minster House 4th Floor, Public Ownership Programme Team

London

SW1P 4DR

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)